Thursday, June 13, 2013

Check yourself at the door



We live in such a highly strung world where we are faced with so much animosity, stress and rage on a daily basis.  Most days it's extremely difficult to remain calm and we tend to lash out rather than step back, take a breath and apply logical thought. The ability to engage in rational debate and mediation is fast being lost even by professionals who have been supposedly trained to deal with such circumstances effectively.   

It seems to have reached a point where the art of issuing a simple heartfelt apology has been lost, as it appears that admitting your downfalls and humanity is seen as a weakness rather than a strength. Too often many of us choose to tackle sensitive issues with aggression in an effort to stand our ground in the face of adversity and possibly underlying guilt.  We project our insecurities onto others because we seem to feel that if we never admit defeat, we will at all costs come out the victor in the end.  In the modern world it appears to be all about who wins and not about what is actually right!   

The worst result of this crazy thought process is the emergence of double standards depending on which side of the fence you happen to be caught on at any given moment. To my mind for us to even entertain the thought of saving our planet and our children from all that is wrong with the world, we first have to save ourselves! Is it really that difficult to accept our limits, embrace our defeats, honour good morals, and when we happen to be in the wrong, douse the fire with a humble apology?  

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